Table 4.
Effect of sugarcane molasses and glucose syrup as a replacement for corn in the starter feed of dairy calves on mean values of plasma glucose and β-Hydroxybutyric acid concentration
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| 0MO | 5MO | 10MO | 5GS | T | A | T×A | ||
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 96.5 | 101.8 | 95.9 | 92.3 | 3.078 | 0.16 | 0.48 | 0.17 |
| βHBA (mmol/L) | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.012 | 0.97 | 0.86 | 0.80 |
| Lactate (mg/dL) | 9.16 | 9.65 | 9.47 | 10.06 | 0.804 | 0.88 | 0.66 | 0.63 |
SEM, standard error of the mean; βHBA, β-hydroxybutyrate.
1
0MO, no molasses; 5MO, 5% molasses; 10MO, 10% molasses; 5GS, 5% glucose syrup.
2
T, treatment effect; A, age (week) effect; T×A, treatment and age interaction effect.